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The struggle for life
Black-and-white photography captures so much emotion, and nothing is more emotive than the struggle for life. This insight led to the project GRAPPLERS ON FILM, where I use a number of vintage film cameras to capture the struggles of ordinary people training in the grappling arts of Judo, Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.
Zenza Bronica - ILFORD XP2
Submission
For those not involved in the grappling forms of martial arts, the goal is to get a hold of your opponent and then force them to...
CELEBRATING 145 YEARS OF ILFORD HISTORY WITH 1950’S INSPIRED RETRO PACKAGING
In 1879, ILFORD* embarked on a journey to pioneer black and white film production and 145 years later is still going strong, manufacturing black & white films, papers and chemicals from their site in Cheshire.
To celebrate 145 years ILFORD Photo is launching a limited-edition range of 1950s & 60s inspired retro packaging for their popular HP5+ and FP4+ films in both 35mm and 120 formats.
Retro design
The retro d...
What is Reality?
“Moon in the water, Flower in the mirror.” What is Reality? Whether what we are living now is the reflection of the reality or the reality itself? The age-old question has puzzled philosophers, scholars, and seekers of truth throughout the annals of time. Are we truly perceiving the world as it is, or are we merely encountering a reflection, a distortion of reality? To delve into the depths of this inquiry, we must embark on a journey through the corridors of history, traversing epochs...
This week in our In Focus interview, we speak with Michèl Passin, a Leipzig-based photographer and videographer specializing in portraiture and documentary work.
SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU?
This picture was taken for my project “18:09”. It was shot with a Mamiya 645 1000s on FP4+. After developing and scanning I was blown away how everything turned out. Everything came out the way I planned it. For me it’s just pe...
It was the perfect film to learn with
I’ve always loved shooting portraits, and the first medium format film I used was ILFORD HP5+, shooting portraits in high school with the Rolleiflex TLR that I still use today. It was the perfect film to learn with — forgiving and rewarding. When I started directing music videos in my 20s, I brought that Rollei to set to take press photos between set ups. Around the same time, I was working as Ava DuVernay’s director’s assistant on the Netflix series When They ...
So, from the official ILFORD Photo website:
It’s wide exposure latitude makes it a great choice for beginners, those returning to film as well as the more experienced professional users.
With wide exposure latitude, ILFORD says that you can meter HP5+ from 400 to 3200 ISO1. Great, it's like you have it all in one roll, which is exactly why I love this thing so much. It can handle sunny days and midnight shots, of course, depending on which ISO you tell your camera (or hand-held light meter) you have th...
Discover how Justin Olsen captured these stunning shots during his hike up the Four Mile Trail to Glacier Point in this "How I Got This Picture" interview.
Image Title
Vista From 4 Mile Trail
TECHNICAL INFO
FILM USED
ILFORD DELTA 400
FORMAT
35mm
CAMERA
Rollei 35 (made in Germany in the 1960s)
LENS
Fixed 40mm Carl Zeiss
EXPOSURE TIME
It was an in and out stormy day. Many different exposers.
LOCATION
Four Mile Trail, Yosemite National Park. California.
FIRSTLY, TELL US THE STORY BEHIND THI...
The lessons I’ve learnt
I would like to start this blog by stating that I consider myself a relatively inexperienced photographer. I’ve been taking film photos for around eight years and have only ever done so as a hobby. However, something I have spent many of those eight years doing is experimenting with double exposures. In this blog I’d like to share some of the lessons I’ve learnt in that time.
If you have any questions
I could talk about double exposure for hours and go into a huge amount o...
In our latest 'How I Got This Picture' interview with Ross McDaniel, find out what led him to try something different to capture Arches National Park.
Image Title
Monolith
TECHNICAL INFO
FILM USED
Kentmere Pan 400
FORMAT
35mm
CAMERA
Nikon F5
LENS
Laowa 15mm F4
EXPOSURE TIME
30 minutes at f/4
Other Equipment
Tripod, Remote shutter release
LOCATION
Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Utah, United States, Earth
FIRSTLY, TELL US THE STORY BEHIND THIS IMAGE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO SHOOT IT?
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A Revelation
Just south of Sydney sitting on one of Australia’s most pristine coastlines you’ll find the regional city of Wollongong. Nestled within this city of surfers, coal miners and steelworkers you’ll find a group of students creating big things in a small darkroom.
‘Mez, I’ve been thinking a lot… I want to be a fine art black and white film photographer.’
These words from one of my TAFE NSW students, Sara, were delivered with a shakiness in her voice, utter passion in her heart, ...